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UNITED STATES ELBERT A. \VHITTELSEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEXV YORK.

SHAWL-STRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,744, dated June 17, 1884.

Application filed April 12, 1884. (N 0 model.)

To wZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBERT AUGUSTUS WHITTELsEY, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shawl- Straps; and I hereby declare the following to be a full,'elear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanydrawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

My present invention relates more especially to that class of shawl-straps or parcel-carriers wherein endless bands or straps are wound upon an arbor or handle to clamp and hold the parcel and afford a convenient handle whereby to grasp and carry the same; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the mechanism for locking the handle or arbor upon which the said straps are wonnd,all as hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isa side view of the shawl-strap complete. Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section, of the handle. bar and spindle applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line x m, Fig. 1, showing the locking-plate.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The main body or frame A is constructed of a single strip or plate of metal with the two ends turned up to form bearings for the handle or spindle upon which the straps are wound. The winding mechanism is composed of a crossbar or handle, B,- preferably of wood, into which the slotted spindles G O are inserted. These spindles are formed with angular shanks c, for insertion into the handle bar, slotted portions 0 for the reception of the straps, and rounded portions d, forming the journals. If preferred, the handle-bar and spindles may be made in one piece or the spindle made continuous and extended through the handle. The straps or bands D pass through slots in frame A and through the slotted portions 0 of the spindles, upon which latter they are wound. To one of the turnedup ends or bearings of the main frameis pivoted a plate, E, in which is cut or formed an angular opening or slot, 0, terminating in or connecting with an enlargedor circular opening, 6. One of the spindles 0 passes through the slot in the plate E, and is provided with an angular or non-cylindrical portion, which will revolve without interference in the circular or enlarged portion 6 of the slot, but be prevented from turning in either direction when located in the angular portion 6 thereof.

The pivoted plateE may be located on either side of the bearing, the angular portion of the spindle being correspondingly changed, and it is held in position by its friction against the side of the frame.

The objects accomplished A by the slotted plate, as thus constructed and applied, are twofold. In the first place, when unrollingthe straps in. the usual manner-that is to say, grasping the rings G, and permitting the handle to ing, as the spindles will be left entirely free to revolve. In the second place, the spindle may be revolved.in either direction and to any desired extent, and then looked firmly in position by the shifting of the plate E.

Neither of these operations can be successfully performed with the pawl-and-ratchet movement heretofore employed. There are no loose swinging parts liable to become detached, and thereby release the straps, and the locking, when accomplished, is positive and certain both as to extent and direction.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is- 1.v In a shawl strap, and in combination with the rotating spindle thereof having an angular locking portion, a movable plate provided with angular enlarged slots or openings, substantially as described.

2. In a shawl-strap,and in combination with the main frame, the clamping-straps and the rotating spindle, a pivoted lockingeplate embracing the spindle, and provided with angular and enlarged or circular openings to prevent or permit the rotation of the spindle in either direction, substantially as described.

3. In a shawl-strap, the rotating spindle, supported in fixed bearings, in combination with the pivoted plate applied to one of said bearings, provided with a slot angular at one end and circular at the other, for cooperation with the angular portion of the spindle passin g through it, substantially as described.

, ELBERT A. IVHITTELSEY. \Vitnesses:

WM. H. ALDEN, Jr., ERNEST Mann.

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